ABSTRACT

In A Nation in Waiting, Adam Schwarz spans a wide variety of issues of concern in today's Indonesia, providing a detailed view of one of the world's most populous, yet least-understood, nations. He chronicles the major economic and political changes recorded during former President Suharto's thirty-one-year tenure, and the present economic and political crisis. In this fully updated second edition, Schwarz analyzes the impact of Suharto's resignation on the political, economic, and social life of Indonesia.

chapter 1|23 pages

Growing pains

chapter 2|25 pages

Soeharto takes charge

chapter 3|22 pages

The emerging tiger

chapter 4|27 pages

The politics of making policy

chapter 5|35 pages

The race that counts

chapter 6|29 pages

Family rules

chapter 7|32 pages

Islam: Coming in from the cold?

chapter 8|36 pages

East Timor: The little pebble that could

chapter 9|34 pages

Social rights, individual responsibilities

chapter 10|44 pages

A democratic future?

chapter 11|59 pages

The fall of Soeharto

chapter 12|69 pages

Starting over